Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
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 Cover of UK first edition. |
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| Author | Eoin Colfer |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Series | Artemis Fowl series |
| Genre(s) | Children's fantasy |
| Publisher | Puffin Books |
| Publication date | 7 August 2008 (UK) 16 July 2008 (US) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 432 (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 9781423108368 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC Number | 192137506 |
| Preceded by | Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony |
| Followed by | Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex |
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox is the sixth book in the teen series Artemis Fowl by Irish writer Eoin Colfer. It was released in the U.S. on 5 July 2008, and on 7 August in the U.K.[1][2] In Colfer's video blogs, he mentions the book, saying it may not be the last, but the last one for at least 3 years.[3]
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[edit] Plot
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Angeline Fowl contracts a debilitating disease, which Artemis can not heal with magic. Artemis desperately contacts Captain Holly Short and N˚1, in hopes that they will be able to shed some new light on his mother's condition. They determine Angeline is suffering from Spelltropy, a fairy disease that is spread through the use of magic, and can only be cured by the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur of Madagascar. Unfortunately, the lemur is extinct, due to a ruthless deal Artemis made 8 years ago with a group called the Extinctionists. Foaly tells him that his mother will die without the cure. Artemis pleads for N˚1 to open up the time stream, allowing him to save the lemur, and thus his mother. Foaly argues against the idea, but due to Artemis' lying to Holly, saying that she infected Angeline with Spelltropy. Holly agreed to help Artemis immediately to make up for it, and Foaly had to give in.
They arrive nearly eight years earlier in Angeline's bedroom. Artemis assures Holly that Butler will quietly slip the lemur into the room (to avoid Angeline seeing it) and that they will simply be able to leave. Butler however, does not act according to Artemis' predictions. He tranquilized the two, and prisoned them in the trunk of the Fowl Bentley. Artemis and Holly escape with the help of Mulch Diggums, a kleptomaniac dwarf that has partnered up with Artemis in the future. They save the lemur from Rathdown Park, but was forced to release it to young Artemis. Therefore they get to the shuttleport in Tara, where Artemis told Holly the truth, but they flew the shuttle to Fez in Morocco, where Artemis was trading the lemur for a hundred thousand euros. The money goes to the Arctic expedition, for Artemis to find his missing father.
Instead of capturing the lemur, Holly was caught by Butler and was about to be executed by the Extinctionists. Naturally, Artemis saves her, but fell in the execution pit himself. There he discovered that the "flames" where holograms, and meets his old nemesis Opal Koboi. He escapes, finds Holly, and flies back to Fowl Manor to return to the past. However Opal also escaped into the time stream, following Artemis into the future. She takes over Angeline's body and pretends that she was Artemis' mother. She revealed the fact when Artemis was about to inject the fluid into her system.
As Koboi gloats, Artemis reveals that he is in fact the Artemis from the past. The older Artemis then returns to the future to find young Artemis, Holly and N˚1 trapped and Butler mesmerized. When Butler is ordered by Koboi to take out the younger Artemis he fights Koboi's mesmer and has a heart attack, which he eventually recovers from. The older Artemis finds the real Opal and tranquilizes her. Opal recovers quickly and flees; however, realizing that Artemis and his forces have been significantly weakened in the battle, she returns. Artemis takes Jayjay (the silky sifaka lemur, given that name due to his resemblance to Julius Root) and flies away from the Manor grounds in a plane, luring Opal away. In the ensuing chase, Opal exhibits astonishing strength, pulverizing entire sections of the plane with her fists, eventually forcing Artemis to crash land on the coastline which results in his collarbone being broken. Artemis escapes from the wreckage of the plane and runs to the shore, ascending a rope bridge and crossing over two large boulders. Opal relentlessly pursues him, eventually obtaining Jayjay, only to discover that it's not actually Jayjay, but Artemis' little brother's play-thing, Professor Primate. Artemis shoots the boulder which Opal is standing on and which is revealed to be the shell of a kraken that was unknown to anyone except Artemis himself. The shell explodes and Opal is buried beneath the rubble. When a Lower Elements Police team search for her, they find she has disappeared. Artemis debriefs the others and finds that his mother knows everything that happened to her. The 10-year-old Artemis has his mind wiped and is sent back in time by N˚1(10-year-old Artemis has a spell in his eyes that will erase Butler's memory), but begins to remember something about fairies, creating a circular timeline.
[edit] The Code
As with the other books, there is a code that runs along the bottom of the page.
The code, when translated, reads:
"From the collected correspondence of Opal Koboi. A Series of letters between Opal Koboi, Inmate number 1405, Atlantis maximum security penitentiary and Wing Commander Vinyaya, Haven Council.
Koboi: My dear wing commander, while I realize that my first probation hearing is not due for four hundred years, I feel that it would be in the People's best interests to release me before then. After all, the humans are becoming more sophisticated daily, and a genius such as myself will be needed to ensure that fairy technology remains superior to human technology.
Vinyáya: Dream on, Koboi. You’re in prison. Accept it.
Koboi: I am sensing negative vibrations from you, wing commander. Do not be so quick to judge. People can change, surely you accept that. I admit that, once, I found the idea of being the planet's supreme power an attractive one, but who hasn’t secretly nurtured the dream of wiping out humanity and utterly dominating one's own peers? I see now that this dream might be unacceptable to some narrow-minded theories and I am prepared to swear on my pixie honor that, should I be released, I would not attempt to take over the world again.
Vinyáya: On your pixie honor?! Wow. I'll send the transfer shuttle right over.
Koboi: I see now, wing commander, that you never had any intention of sending the transfer shuttle right over. In fact, you were being sarcastic. Mocking me from the safety of Police Plaza in Haven. I waited for three weeks before I realized that the shuttle was not coming for me. I packed my belongings so that I would be ready. Including my collection of model sea horses, which I fashioned from chewed cardboard. My favorite sea horses, Twinky and Goodboy were broken in the process. Twinky cries every night over her severed tail and Goodboy does not look so dashing without his head. Your callousness leaves me no alternative but to place you in my revenge list. When I am finally free of this horrible place and elevated to my rightful position as queen of the world, you will take my place in this cell and I will send my troll minions to issue daily beatings with batons fashioned from sea horses' tails. A fitting punishment, I am sure you agree.
Vinyáya: See you in four hundred years."
[edit] Critical reception
The Artemis Fowl Series rose from ninth to second in the children's book section of the New York Times bestselling list, and remained there for some time after it achieved the place on the week of the US release.[4]
Stuart Kelly commented, "Why Harry Potter became a phenomenon while Artemis Fowl only remains a huge sensation is a conundrum for future ages to ponder... Colfer doesn't handle time-travel, he revels in it.""Book review: Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer - Scotsman.com Living". http://living.scotsman.com/books/Book-review-Artemis-Fowl-and.4350748.jp. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
VOYA remarked, "Colfer delivers another great story filled with action, drama, and clever plot twists that will please new readers as well as series fans. What sets this series apart, however, is its ability to rise above predictability. The characters change and grow more complex with each book... This combination of ingenious plot and authentic characters who evolve over time is a pleasure to read and leaves readers begging for more."[5] There is also a special limited paperback edition with a bonus section telling of Holly's life before the events of the 'Time Paradox'.
[edit] References
- ^ "Welcome to Artemis Fowl". Artemisfowl.co.uk. http://www.artemisfowl.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox at Puffin Books". http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141383330,00.html. Retrieved August 23 2008.
- ^ "v4 at eoincolfer.com". Eoincolfer.com. 2007-08-07. http://eoincolfer.com/news/uncategorized/v4/25/. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "New York Times Bestseller List (August 10)" (in English). Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/books/bestseller/0810bestchildren.html?_r=4&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Artemis Fowl, Artemis Fowl Series, Eoin Colfer, Book - Barnes & Noble". Search.barnesandnoble.com. 1965-05-14. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Artemis-Fowl/Eoin-Colfer/e/9781423108368. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
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